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New charges for woman already charged in record meth bust
By Peggy Revell on January 10th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A 47-year-old woman charged following what police say is the largest meth bust in city history is back in custody facing five new counts of trafficking a controlled substance. The new charges were laid last week against Shonna Scriven, and stem back to an investigation between Dec. 2-5, said Staff Sgt. Cory Both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First-degree murder charge laid in October homicide
By Medicine Hat News on January 10th, 2018
Charges have been laid in the murder of 64-year-old James Satre, whose body was found near his Mill Street home on the morning of Oct. 11. Robert S. Hoefman, 55, has been charged with first-degree murder. The homicide and a related extortion case left many questions for police and the community at large. Police began ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!App aims to provide one stop for all community services
By Collin Gallant on January 10th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant If you’re looking to access community services, need help or are having trouble making ends meet, starting next week there will be an app for that, it was announced at Monday night’s city council meeting. A presentation to update city government on the progress of the Thrive initiative led to the announcement that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alzheimer Society hosting public event Saturday
By Gillian Slade on January 10th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The Alzheimer Society is sponsoring an event open to the public on Saturday. Sienna Caspar, assistant professor of therapeutic recreation for the University of Lethbridge, is the speaker at Understanding the Language of Behaviour, Jan. 13 at 2 p.m. at Medicine Hat College lecture theatre S159. Responsive behaviour is generally used to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic chair has choice words for trustee
By Tim Kalinowski on January 10th, 2018
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Dick Mastel showed unequivocally why his is the chair of the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education at Tuesday night’s public meeting, as he took on accusations levelled at him by Trustee David Leahy at the December meeting of the board. At that time, Leahy stated Mastel “may have violated my privilege” as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Home starts in 2017 remain flat compared to year earlier
By Collin Gallant on January 10th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Homebuilding in the Medicine Hat region remained flat in 2017 compared to the year before, though fewer larger residential projects dropped off, according to new year-end figures from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation. New December figures show that relatively large number, 14, of home starts in that month brought new single-family ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eagle Butte modernization contracts to be tendered by month’s end
By Tim Kalinowski on January 10th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Eagle Butte High School’s long-delayed modernization will get started in earnest as contracts for the work should be tendered out by the end of January, reported PRSD director of maintenance operations Darrell Drefs at Tuesday’s public meeting. Work on the modernization itself should commence by spring. Drefs felt confident the division could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unique training program returns to MHPS
By Peggy Revell on January 9th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Education, hands-on learning, and even friendship: That’s the goal as the Medicine Hat Police Service officially welcomed 11 cadets Monday as part of a one-of-a-kind training program in Canada. “It’s really groundbreaking stuff,” said MHPS Chief Andy McGrogan during the official launch of the program, which has cadets train and take classes directly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Petroleum division not a moneymaker yet
By Collin Gallant on January 9th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Stalled commodity prices and a stalled drilling program in 2017 mean red ink continues to flow for the City of Medicine Hat’s petroleum division, which began a major makeover last year. Administrators presented an updated business plan for the city’s natural gas and petroleum resource unit to council on Monday night, showing a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Students head back to school after Holiday break
By Tim Kalinowski on January 9th, 2018
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Medicine Hat elementary and high school students returned Monday after a two-week Holiday break. Principal Shade Holmes of Medicine Hat Christian School said while the transition from holiday idleness to the daily school routine was normally challenging for students and staff alike, this year he felt everyone was ready to return. “It depends ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local businesses can apply for STEP funding until Feb. 9
By Tim Kalinowski on January 6th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat area businesses have until Feb. 9 to submit applications for Summer Temporary Employment Program funding. STEP empowers local employers to hire summer students, and receive up to $7 per hour in wage supplements from the provincial government. Those businesses eligible for the subsidy can have anywhere from four to 16 ... Read More »
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